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Utah plans to build a paved bike path within one mile of 95% of the state’s residents.
Cycling connectivity in Utah will take a massive leap forward with what officials are calling an “interstate system” for bicycles. Governor Spencer Cox and the Utah Department of Transportation unveiled plans last week for the “Utah Trail Network,” a 3,100-mile spider web of protected, paved bike paths spanning the entire state of Utah. Of the 3,100 miles, 500 currently exist, and Cox proposes building 2,600 more miles of paved bike path.
The trail system has been in the works since legislation passed in 2023, allocating up to 5% of revenues from six different taxes to the project, not to exceed $45 million per year. In effect, the project has been funded to the tune of $45 million per year indefinitely
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